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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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